Vehicle-tire.



UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK P. BRINING, OF WESTGROVE, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE-TIR.

sPEcIFIcA'iIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. r709,959, dated september 3o, 1902.

Application filed February 14, 1902. Serial No. 93,992. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I,FRANK P.BRINING,a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Westgrove, county of Chester, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle Tires, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in vehicle-tires, and has for its object to provide` a vehicle-tire which will not depend upon the pneumatic principle for its resiliency, but will at the same time have all the resiliency and advantages of the pneumatic tire, without the disadvantages attendant thereto; and a further object of my invention is to provide for the` easy insertion and removal of the tire to and from the felly.

With these ends in view this in vention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and usethe same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying d rawings, forming a part of this specification, in Y Figure lis a cross-section of a tire and felly. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a portion of a tire and felly.

A represents the felly of the wheel, which has the annular groove B formed therein, in which is cemented or secured in any other suitable manner a ring of comparatively soft rubber C. The walls of the 'groove B are grooved and undercut at D, as shown in Fig. l.

E is a tire, which consists of a solid ring of rubber having the circular opening F formed therethrough, and this tire is split from the opening F to its edge, as illustrated at G, and

has formed therewith the tongues'I-I, which are adapted to lit into the undercut groove D of the felly. The soft-rubber ring C is beveled at C' upon its outer edge, andthe inner face of the tire E is beveled to correspond upon each side of the slit G. Thus when it is desired to insert the tire E into the felly the tongues or beveled ridges H upon the tire E are pressed or sprung within the undercut groovesD of the felly, and the extension of the rubber tire E,A together with the wedging extension of the soft rubber C, will tend to hold the tire in place upon the felly, and when the weight of the rider or vehicle is upon the tire the tendency of the wedged face of the ring C will be to cause the two portions of the tire upon each side of the slide n G to spread and to be more closely held Awithin the undercut grooves D of the felly, so that the heavier the weight placed upon the vehicle the more tendency the tire has to hold itself in conjunction with the felly, and at the same time the soft-rubber ring C and the opening F and slide G will give'to the tire a great resiliency equal to the pneumatic tire without any of the disadvantages of such a tire, and at any time that this tireshall need replacing with a new tire the old tire may be easily detached and a new one inserted in the felly in a very short spaceof time.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modi- Iications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

-what I claim as new and useful is- 1. Afelly having an annular groove formed in the same, a ring of soft rubber secured Within said groove, undercut grooves formed in the walls of the groove, arubber tire, beveled edges or tongues formed upon the tire adapted to fit within the undercut grooves, an opening formed through the tire, a slit formed from the opening to the inner face of the tire, beveled surfaces formed upon the outside of the soft-rubber ring, beveled surfaces formed upon the inner face of the rub-Y ber tire adapted to fit upon the beveled surfaces of the ring, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a device of the character described, a felly having an annular channel formed therein, undercut grooves formed in the walls of said channel, a ring of soft rubber secured in the channel the outer faceof said ring beveled upon each side, a tire having an opening formed therethrough, the inner face of said tire divided bya slit formed from the opening to the inner face, said tire so formed IOO ' as to be sprung into the undercut grooves of In testimony whereof I have hereunto afthe felly and to impinge upon the soft-:rubber xed my signature in the presence of two subring within the same so that the two portions scribing witnesses.

of the inner edge of the tire will be spread by FRANK P. BRINING. 5 the beveled surfaces of said ring when pres- VVibnesses:

sure is applied to the tire, substantially as J. PRICE NICHOLS,

described and for the purpose speeied. HARRY E. HOOPES. 

